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TX SB 2501

vetoed

Relating to selection of an attorney by an indigent parent as attorney ad litem for the parent in certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship.

Texas · 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) · upper

Quick answers

Did TX SB 2501 pass?

No. TX SB 2501 passed the legislature but was vetoed on 2025-06-22. Latest recorded action (2025-06-22): Vetoed by the Governor

What is TX SB 2501 about?

TX SB 2501 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to selection of an attorney by an indigent parent as attorney ad litem for the parent in certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 2501?

Zaffirini, Landgraf are the primary sponsors of TX SB 2501.

Introduced
2025-03-13
Latest action
2025-06-22 — Vetoed by the Governor
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Zaffiriniprimary
  • Landgrafprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-03-13

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

  2. 2025-03-13

    Filed

    filing

  3. 2025-04-03

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  4. 2025-04-03

    Referred to Jurisprudence

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-04-23

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  6. 2025-04-23

    Considered in public hearing

  7. 2025-04-23

    Testimony taken in committee

  8. 2025-04-23

    Left pending in committee

  9. 2025-04-28

    Considered in public hearing

  10. 2025-04-28

    Vote taken in committee

  11. 2025-05-01

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  12. 2025-05-01

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  13. 2025-05-01

    Committee report printed and distributed

  14. 2025-05-07

    Placed on intent calendar

  15. 2025-05-08

    Not again placed on intent calendar

  16. 2025-05-09

    Placed on local & uncontested calendar

  17. 2025-05-09

    Laid before the Senate

    receipt

  18. 2025-05-09

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

    reading-2

  19. 2025-05-09

    Vote recorded in Journal

  20. 2025-05-09

    Three day rule suspended

  21. 2025-05-09

    Record vote

  22. 2025-05-09

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  23. 2025-05-09

    Passed

    passage

  24. 2025-05-09

    Record vote

  25. 2025-05-09

    Reported engrossed

  26. 2025-05-09

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  27. 2025-05-12

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  28. 2025-05-12

    Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

    referral-committee

  29. 2025-05-21

    Considered in public hearing

  30. 2025-05-21

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  31. 2025-05-21

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  32. 2025-05-23

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  33. 2025-05-23

    Committee report distributed

  34. 2025-05-23

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  35. 2025-05-24

    Considered in Calendars

  36. 2025-05-26

    Placed on General State Calendar

  37. 2025-05-27

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  38. 2025-05-27

    Passed to 3rd reading

  39. 2025-05-27

    Record vote

  40. 2025-05-27

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  41. 2025-05-28

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  42. 2025-05-28

    Passed

    passage

  43. 2025-05-28

    Record vote

  44. 2025-05-28

    House passage reported

    passage

  45. 2025-05-29

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  46. 2025-05-31

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  47. 2025-06-01

    Signed in the House

    passage

  48. 2025-06-01

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  49. 2025-06-22

    Vetoed by the Governor

    executive-veto

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-05-27 · pass · 117-13

    Member-level votes (152)
    • Alders: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bernal: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bowers: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Davis, Y.: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dutton: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Garcia, J.: yes
    • Garcia, L.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • Gervin-Hawkins: yes
    • González, J.: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • Jones, V.: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Money: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Reynolds: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Talarico: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Vasut: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Cain: no
    • Cook: no
    • Harrison: no
    • Holt: no
    • Hopper: no
    • Lowe: no
    • Morgan: no
    • Olcott: no
    • Schofield: no
    • Shaheen: no
    • Slawson: no
    • Tinderholt: no
    • Toth: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Mr. Speaker(C): not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Anchía: absent
    • Canales: absent
    • V: absent
    • Bonnen: absent
    • Campos: absent
    • Darby: absent
    • Johnson: absent
    • Kerwin: absent
    • Leo Wilson: absent
    • Lopez, R.: absent
    • Louderback: absent
    • Lujan: absent
    • Luther: absent
    • Fischer: absent
    • Pierson: absent
    • Schatzline: absent
    • Schoolcraft: absent
    • Shofner: absent
    • Virdell: absent

  • passage

    2025-05-28 · pass · 139-0

    Member-level votes (152)
    • Alders: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bernal: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Bowers: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Cain: yes
    • Campos: yes
    • Canales: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Davis, Y.: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dutton: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Garcia, L.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • Gervin-Hawkins: yes
    • González, J.: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Harrison: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • Jones, V.: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lowe: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Money: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Olcott: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Pierson: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Reynolds: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Schatzline: yes
    • Schofield: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Slawson: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Tinderholt: yes
    • Toth: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Vasut: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Landgraf(C: not voting
    • Anchía: absent
    • Guerra: absent
    • Harris: absent
    • Hinojosa: absent
    • Kerwin: absent
    • Longoria: absent
    • Talarico: absent
    • Garcia: absent
    • J: absent
    • Lopez: absent

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB02500_SB02599/SB 2501.xml

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